Book: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead (Book 6 of 6)

Note: These reviews may contain inadvertent spoilers about the book. Read at your own risk.

Normally I’d provide the author’s description of the book except in this case, the author reveals a major piece of the last book. And in order to understand this book, you need to know that piece. But knowing that piece will take away from discovering that through reading the books.

Two weeks. Two weeks, and I could be dead.

“I can’t,” I told Abe, my voice breaking. “I’m not. .. meant to die that way.”

“Oh?” He arched an eyebrow. “You know how you’re supposed to die?”

“In battle.” One tear managed to escape, and I hastily wiped it away. I’d always lived my life with a tough image. I didn’t want that shattering, not now when it mattered most of all. “In fighting. Defending those I love. Not. .. not through some planned execution.”

“This is a fight of sorts,” he mused. “Just not a physical one. Two weeks is still two weeks. Is it bad? Yes. But it’s better than one week. And nothing’s impossible. Maybe new evidence will turn up. You simply have to wait and see.”

“I hate waiting. This room. .. it’s so small. I can’t breathe. It’ll kill me before any executioner does.”

“I highly doubt it.” Abe’s expression was still cool, with no sign of sympathy. Tough love. “You’ve fearlessly fought groups of Strigoi, yet you can’t handle a small room?”

“It’s more than that! Now I have to wait each day in this hole, knowing there’s a clock ticking down to my death and almost no way to stop it.”

“Sometimes the greatest tests of our strength are situations that don’t seem so obviously dangerous. Sometimes surviving is the hardest thing of all.”

Read chapter 1 in full.

I was sad to finish the series. Not because the story had a bad ending or didn’t tie up most loose ends but simply because the series was over. However, it does leave the option of revisiting the series in say 10 years to catch up with the characters.

I am thrilled that I was given the opportunity to read this series as I have found a new author for our bookcases. The ones that I look to for inspiration when selecting new books series. They join other fantastic authors like R.L. Stine, Dan Brown, Christopher Pike, Christopher Paolini, and Lisa Cottrell-Bentley.

This is the sixth and final book in the Vampire Academy series which we’ll be reviewing this month. Read all of the reviews here.

Don’t Fret! Richelle Mead has a spinoff book series that follows Sydney, Jill (Jailbait), Adrian, and Eddie on their own adventures. I have received a copy of the first book, Bloodlines, and it’s on my to read list. The second book in the Bloodlines series, The Golden Lily, is due out in June so pre-order your copy today!

Pick up your copy of Last Sacrifice from your local library, request it on Paperback Swap, or buy a copy on Amazon. You can also get a signed copy of Richelle Mead books by following the directions on her website.